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Saturday, November 3, 2007

Apple Pancakes

i began making apple pancakes when i switched from white flour to whole wheat and decided that it was time to stop eating dairy, as i've been lactose intolerant since i was six. anyways, i bought the Vegan Handbook which is a fairly good cookbook at a booksale, and have made a good number of their recipes (and changed them around to my liking ;))

i've played with the recipe a lot since i first started making them, so here is my final (for now) gluten free version, but even that can be changed around a lot and i give alternatives. today was my first time using a GF blend to make them and i was really happy with the way they turned out, but feel free to leave any suggestions for other flour combos or additions!

For each pancake use about 3 TBSP of batter and flatten out some in pan.

Cook about 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

To keep pancakes warm until serving, place on a platter covered with foil in a 200 degree oven to keep warm.

I usually eat these as is, but my husband likes them covered with maple syrup. They're also good with apple butter or apple sauce.

Enjoy!

** If you are non-GF, just take out the first 4 ingredients and use 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

*** I used unsweetened organic apple sauce today because i didn't have any juice, but the original recipe calls for 2 TBSP apple juice concentrate, thawed. I have never actually used that, but instead, have used about 1/3 cup mango juice, guava juice, or papaya juice (brazilian gourmet).

****prepare the apples to your liking-- i have grated them or chopped them finely or a combo of both

***** If you like them sweeter, you can add a TBSP or 2 of agave nectar or maple syrup in the batter

noooshy! good to see you in the blog world! i never knew you were a glutard! aaron is a wheatard...has been for almost a year now. he lost 30lbs by just cutting out the wheat. seems like everyone around here is allergic to something. i look forward to surprising him with nyummy treats. thank you for the recipes xoxoxoxsaman